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Pythagorean Question A carpenter was asked to build a ramp that is 175 cm long. The height of the ramp is 35 cm. What is the horizontal length of the ramp (side b]? [APP] 175 cm 35 cm b
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A carpenter was asked to build a ramp that is 175 cm long. The height of the ramp is
35 cm. What is the horizontal length of the ramp (side b]? [APP]
175 cm
35 cm
b

Pythagorean Question A carpenter was asked to build a ramp that is 175 cm long. The-example-1
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pythagoras: a squared + b squared = c squared
35^2 (1225) + b squared = 175^2 (30,625)
30,625 - 1225 = 29400
square root 29400 = 171.5 cm
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